For the next few days, Milena didn't accept Olivia back to her side.
From an outsider's perspective, nothing was abnormal, except that she'd spend a lot of time with the Oracle who was staying over at the De Crescent Manor. News of this had already gone through all the nobility ranks, and rumors had been spread just as fast. People were wondering if the Oracle staying with the future Princess De Crescent was a sign she'd be the next queen. While it rejoiced her allies, her enemies pretended Milena had found some cunning and deceptive way to trap her by her side, as the Oracle didn't take one step out of the Duchy's grounds anymore.
Milena realized the Oracle didn't lie when she said her life was threatened: in the span of a single week, three assassinations and two poisoning attempts w
